Tennessee

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• Learn about alternates for vital records in Tennessee.

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• Find birth records for Tennessee ancestors.

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Josie Clampet is mentioned in birth records for Tennessee. Use the "FS: Tennessee Births and Christenings, 1828-1939" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. What is the name of Josie Clampet's child on the record?
2. Is the child listed as male or female?
3. Is this child listed in the 1930 Census?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Josie" as the first name and "Clampet" as the last name.
• In the search results screen, click the document icon for Josie Clampet.
• Read the information in the center column.
• Click Similar Records and open Josie Thompson United States Census, 1930. The census record has the names of children in the family.

1. The child on the record is Warren Thompson, wich is the same name as the father.
2. The child is listed as female, although "Warren" is typically a male name.
3. No. The two children listed in the 1930 Census are Hazel Marie and Mary Pearl.
   (Contributed by Brent Bunker )

• Find marriage records for Tennessee ancestors.

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Lorean Bentura was married in Tennessee in 1905. Use the "FS: Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. Where and when was Lorean married?
2. Who is her husband?
3. In Similar Records, what do you learn about her name?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Lorean" as the first name and "Bentura" as the last name.
• In the search results screen, click the document icon for Lorean Bentura.
• Read the information in the center column.
• For more information, see the Similar Records section. You can see this person in FamilySearch by clicking her name link (upper right).

1. Lorean was married in Obion (County), Tennessee on April 20, 1905.
2. Her husband is Wilton S Avey.
3. Similar Records has her maiden name as Burton. (Contributed by Brent Bunker )

• Find obituaries for Tennessee ancestors.
• Find death records and death indexes for Tennessee ancestors.

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Josie Clampet is mentioned in birth records for Tennessee. Use the "FS: Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. How old was Charles when he died?
2. What is his estimated birth year?
3. What was the cause of death?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Charles" as the first name and "Clause" as the last name.
• In the search results screen, click the document icon for Charles Clause.
• Read the information in the center column.
• Click on View Original Record to find the cause of death.

1. Charles was 35 when he died.
2. He was born about 1859.
3. The cause of death is listed as chronic alcohol poisoning.
   (Contributed by Brent Bunker )

Andrew Owen Johnson died in Tennessee. Use the "AC: Tennessee, City Death Records, 1872-1923" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. What age was Andrew when he died?
2. Did he die in 1911 or 1912?
3. What was the cause of death?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Andrew Owen" as the first name and "Johnson" as the last name.
• In the search results screen, click View Record for Andrew Owen Johnson.
• Read the information in the center column.
• In Suggested Records to the right of the page, see "Tennessee, US, City Death Records" for the cause of death.

1. Andrew was five months old.
2. 1912. Some records list 1911 as the death year and others 1912. This record lists him being born 26 Sept 1911. If he was 5 months old, he would have died in 1912.
3. The cause of death was pneumonia. (Contributed by Brent Bunker )

• Explore state and county census records for Tennessee ancestors.
• Find voter registration records in Tennessee.

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Josie Clampet is listed in the Tennessee census. Use the "AC: Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. What year is Henry Kringe listed in the census index?
2. What county is he listed in?
3. What was his voting district?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Henry" as the first name and "Kringe" as the last name.
• In the search results screen, click the document icon for Henry Kringe.
• Click View Record to find the answers.

1. Henry appears in the 1891 Census.
2. He is listed in Lawrence County.
3. His voting district was #2.
   (Contributed by Brent Bunker )